Learn about biological theories of crime. Discover examples of biological and criminological theories, and learn what criticisms of these theories...
Social-Process CriminologySocial-process criminology theories attempt to explain how people become criminals. These theories developed through recognition of the fact that not all people who are exposed to the same social-structural conditions become criminals. They focus on criminal behavior as learned ...
Conclusions While "biological crime prevention" as a separate field has not yet emerged, findings show that crime prevention programs can and do address biology in a sociologically sensitive manner—and these programs have shown significant impacts on crime. 展开 ...
feminist theories that moved away from economic structure and placed a focus on control of reproductive systems; believes that women should take control of their own bodies and reproductive functions via contraceptives postmodern feminism a perspective that says women as a group cannot be understood, ...
This school of thought talks about the theories of crime based on the below-mentioned ideas: Every individual has his/her own will to make decisions and can act according to their own will. Most of the people take pleasure and avoid pain. They logically choose the cost versus the benefits ...
This article explains early biological positivism in Europe with a particular focus on Enrico Ferri and Cesare Lombroso’s work and influence during the early twentieth century. In addition, this piece explains the previous classical movement and later social defense movements that bookended positivism...
This entry introduces readers to the notion of positive criminology and some of the core theories in the discipline that adhere to this approach. Both classical and contemporary perspectives are examined, with a focus on the methodological contributions from a variety of disciplines—including sociology...
Generally, "it is not an exaggeration to say that one can find some precursors of almost all contemporary criminological theories in Chinese classics" (Cao et al., 2014, p. 12). Despite their differing insights into crime, these Chinese classics, to some extent, explained crime aetiology and...
Some of the earliest scientific theories of crime came from biologists and psychologists. Few would dispute the fact, though, that sociology has had the largest impact on the study of crime. Criminology and Academics Until recently, people with an academic interest in criminal behavior sought ...
Biosocial criminology is a perspective that takes seriously the fact that any meaningful human action is always the result of individual propensities interacting with environmental instigation. Moir and Jessel (1995, p. 10) have asserted that “the evide